Friday, September 29, 2006

Cheesecake Factory

I broke tradition last night and left work at a reasonable hour to have dinner with some new friends I have made in Nashville. A group of 15 of us went to the Cheesecake Factory in Green Hills to celebrate one of our friend's birthday. This is the only Cheesecake Factory in Tennessee so it's always busy. The usual wait is between 45 minutes to 2 hours. What most people do is put in their name in as soon as they arrive to the restaurant, then they go shop at the mall or see a movie and when they arrive back to the restaurant, their table is ready. Some have really mastered the timing! It is definitely worth the wait. The owners are originally from Detroit, Michigan, and they owned a cheesecake shop there as well as catered to many upscale Detroit restaurants http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/aboutus.htm. I have eaten there 4 times now and have always had a great meal. This is a must when parents come down for their next visit.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Fun Weekend in Nashville

After being in Mexico for a week on business, it was nice to come home and spend some of the weekend with my sister-in-law. Amy was in Nashville for a MOPS convention and we were able to get together for dinner on Friday night and hang out all day Sunday. We had a nice dinner at the Old Hickory Steakhouse which is located in the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Sunday was fun showing her my new condo and some sights in Hermitage as well as Nashville. The next time she visits we will have more time to do more sightseeing.

Monday, September 11, 2006

A Day of Remembrance

Never forget...

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Congratulations Detroit Shock!

2nd Championship in 4 years! It is fun to watch Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn get so excited about the their team. Way to go ladies!

Thursday, September 7, 2006

Detroit Lions Assistant Coach arrested for nude, drunken driving

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060907/SPORTS01/609070331/1048/SPORTS
Labor Day Weekend

I had a nice Labor Day Weekend. My parents were in town for the week and we had excellent weather. We went to Miss Marple's Dinner Theatre Saturday night and "enjoyed a hilarious murder mystery and live music while feasting on a gourmet dinner". We spent a lot of time putting some finishing touches on my new house. We hung a lot of pictures and window treatments, put together shelving units, did some touch-up painting, planted flowers, etc. My new house is really looking like a hime now. I sure will miss my maid and handy man!